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What are - for you - the 3 biggest disadvantages of your benchtop DMM(s)?
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AVGresponding:

--- Quote from: rvalente on September 18, 2020, 12:20:01 pm ---It is just me or you also find the VFD displays sexier than this TFT thing?

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Nope, it's not just you!
ferdieCX:

--- Quote from: rvalente on September 18, 2020, 12:20:01 pm ---It is just me or you also find the VFD displays sexier than this TFT thing?

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They age and are unobtanium. I prefer plain 7 segment LED displays
HKJ:
VFD may look nice, but their lifespan is fairly short (I have two 8846A that is less than 10 years old, but the VFD are rather aged).
I hope that graphic color LCD will last much longer, I have a lot of meters with them.
LED are very reliable and easy to replace if the die, but they are fairly limited. Generally I like them, but a DMM can do a lot more with a graphic color LCD (See new Keithley or Keysight).
Shock:

--- Quote from: tautech on September 01, 2020, 08:49:36 am ---

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Are those diy GW Instek kelvin clips with the screws on them or a different clip with fixed cables? Am curious if the connections to the clips are low emf, serviceable and what cabling/shielding was used.
SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: HKJ on September 18, 2020, 06:33:24 pm ---VFD may look nice, but their lifespan is fairly short (I have two 8846A that is less than 10 years old, but the VFD are rather aged).
I hope that graphic color LCD will last much longer, I have a lot of meters with them.
LCD are very reliable and easy to replace if the die, but they are fairly limited. Generally I like them, but a DMM can do a lot more with a graphic color LCD (See new Keithley or Keysight).

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I like connecting the DMM (or any other instrument) to a PC, with a gigantic monitor, if I need anything more than basic information.  So I've never cared that much about graphic displays (except on oscilloscopes obviously! Even there, piping the output to a gigantic monitor suitably suspended over the bench is better).
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